tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
incident; affair; happening; event
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to chase; to run after; to pursue
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
not having had enough to drink (esp. alcohol)
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
there being no use in arguing (about it)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward